ix, 314 pages 25 cm

A collection of articles originally in French or German

Map of the Carolingian Empire 814-840 -- Einhard, biographer of Charlemagne -- Charlemagne -- Alcuin's revision of the Bible -- The imperial coronation of Charlemagne : theories and facts -- Charlemagne's programme of imperial government -- The institutional framework of the Frankish monarchy : a survey of its general characteristics -- Charlemagne's use of the oath -- The use of the written word in Charlemagne's administration -- The impact of Charlemagne on the institutions of the Frankish realm -- The Frankish monarchy and its external relations, from Pippin III to Louis the Pious -- The church and the royal power in the Frankish monarchy under Pippin III and Charlemagne -- The last period of Charlemagne's reign : a study in decomposition -- Charlemagne's failure -- Louis the Pious reconsidered -- Some observations on the Ordinatio Imperii of 817 -- On the genesis and significance of the Treaty of Verdun (843) -- Select bibliography of the publications of F.L. Ganshof relating to the history of the Frankish monarchy under the Merovingians and Carolingians

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